match; game; bout; contest
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
number of persons; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
use; utilization; utilisation; application
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
society; the world; the times
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
serious; severe; grave; acute
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
club activities; group activities
since then; from that time; ever since
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
(written) application; application form
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
favoriting (a tweet); favouriting
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
frequency (of occurrence)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
direct mail; direct message
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency